Abstract
Cardiac catheterization procedures expose both the patient and operator to the hazards of radiation. The hazards of repeated radiation exposure are serious, but not obvious. Four rational principles are evident.
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Rao, R.S., Rajamanickam, A., Sweeny, J. (2014). Basics of Radiation Safety. In: Kini, A., Sharma, S., Narula, J. (eds) Practical Manual of Interventional Cardiology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6581-1_1
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